Going down stairs

Throw a frag grenade followed by a tactical roll in your duct-taped ceramic body armor. If they can dodge your G27 when you have special permission from LEOs then you can always pull the ASP taped to your other calf and commence with the beatdown.:D

Honestly though, I can't think of a practicle way to do this. Maybe place a mirror along the right wall so you can see into the basement from the top of the stairs?
 
:So last night, laying in bed I hear a big bang from the basement."

Plenty of LEOs and SD experts recommend NOT trying to clear the house yourself. Grab your family, a cell phone, flashlight, and your PD weapon and get into a barricadible room. Evaluate the noises you hear and call the cops. Anything you have is replaceable. You and your family's lives aren't.

A barricadible room is where you can get a shot off at the perp the instant he tops the stairs or turns a corner without exposing yourself to return fire.

Buy and USE a GOOD alarm/security system. Get GOOD dead bolt door locks Burglars don't like lights, noise, or anything that takes time/effort.
 
If the B G is downstairs chances are he wilol come upstairs to see what he can steel. Find a tactical spot and wait for him to come to you. You could set security devices like motion sensors near the downstairs entrance which would discourage entry.

If there is someone down there the racking of the shotgun without saying a word should be enough.
 
Lights that you can turn on from upstairs and a few well placed curved mirrors like you see on the back of delivery trucks or in the isels of conveniece stores is all you need. Flip on the lights and look at the mirrors to see what's down there.
 
+2 or 3 on Capt. I would wait. If there were more noise, call 911. Then wait some more. If no more noise? Now it gets tricky/scary. What kind of noise was it? Was it something I could explain? Was it a noise that sounded like a forced entry? How long should I wait? Wake/gather the kids? More firepower? Wife backup? Get my jeans on? Electronic ear muffs?
...There just doesn't seem to be any guarantees in living.
 
Steps are hard. Some basement steps are open in the back, so a guy under the steps can see the feet of the guy coming down; those are even harder. There are techniques to deal with steps. About the only one I think is any good at all involves a team and a trained K-9.
If the game is rigged, don't play. Use Capt Charley's approach.
 
You need to make a quality decision on that stairway:

Do I want to harden the basement so that I can seriously believe no one can get down there without sawing bars, . . . breaking locks, . . . etc.?

Do I want to just take the chance and run pall mall down the stairs with the idea that I might get the jump on them?

Do I want to make it easy for me to get to the basement un-detected and ready if need be for a fight?

If you answered yes to either of the first two, . . . you know what you have to do.

If you answered yes to the last one, . . . get a couple of your strong back (and weak mind) buddies, . . . and build two things: first a new set of concrete steps (they don't creak or give when you step on them), . . . and lay up a 4 inch solid concrete block wall on the open side of your stairs, . . . all the way to the bottom.

The total job if you are handy at all yourself shouldn't cost more than a couple hundred bucks, . . . and will put you all the way to the bottom, safely.

May God bless,
Dwight

PS: Want to guess who does not have a basement in their house, . . . and for what reason, among others :D:D:D
 
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